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Overview:

Sentara Heart Hospital located on the campus of Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia is hiring a Supervisor, Nursing and Patient Care Services for the Cardiovascular Surgical ICU (CSICU).

The Supervisor, Nursing and Patient Care Services for acute care shares the 24/7 responsibility to assist the manager for the daily operations of one or more clinical areas. Supervises patient care services staff to ensure patient safety, provides high quality outcomes and an exceptional patient/family experience; assists manager in the development and monitoring of the departmental budget; coordinates the purchasing and payroll processes; serves as a technical/clinical resource to team members; and performs work assignments as needed to provide appropriate coverage and to mentor/assist staff. Assists manager with interviewing, hiring, developing, and retaining staff members with the goal of developing a highly reliable work team. May coordinate and/or assist with staff education, orientation and precepting of members of the team. Utilizes effective communication/ interpersonal skills and is able to adapt leadership style to support achieving department goals and objectives.  Basic Life Support (BLS) within 90 days of hire.  A valid RN license in the state(s) of practice is required.

Cardiovascular Surgical ICU Unit Description:

 20 Bed cardiac surgical ICU

Nurses handle 1-2 patients on this unit based on acuity level.

Nurses provide service to any patients that have undergone open heart surgeries such as CABG, Valve repair or replacement, aneurysm repair, TAVR, ablations, Heart Transplantation, and Mechanical Circulatory Support devices including the Total Artificial Heart and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), and various lung surgeries.

Nurses manage critically ill patients that require intensive hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical ventilation, multiple drug infusions, IABP therapy and CRRT.

Education:

• Bachelors degree RN, or masters degree RN.
• All Direct Care RNs are required to have BLS within 90 days of hire and ACLS within 1 year of hire.

Experience:

• 1 year of nursing leadership
• 2 years of nursing experience within the unit or similar unit.

Certification/Licensure

• Virginia RN License Virginia or Compact/Multi-State Eligible.
• All Direct Care RN's required to have BLS within 90 days of hire.

Keywords: Talroo-Nursing, ICU, Cardiac Surgical ICU, CVICU, CSICU, Intensive Care Nurse, IMCU, PCU, Stepdown RN, ED Nurse, Emergency Room Nurse, Intermediate Care Nurse, Medical Surgical RN

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